Bjarnarflag geothermal power plant (Courtesy Landsvirkjun) |
In March 2017, Green Energy Geothermal (GEG), headquartered in London, UK, was awarded a contract to design, manufacture and supply a replacement back-pressure turbine and generator for the Bjarnarflag geothermal power plant of Icelandic national power company Landsvirkjun in Iceland. The plant has been in operation since 1969 and is now being updated.
While the old plant has seen a decrease in production, it has been a reliable and important source of power for the Myvatn region in the North of Iceland.
Construction work is now underway, with sufficient arrangements to make sure there is no interference with related activities in the area, which particularly concerns the operation of the local heating plant and the supply of water to the geothermal spa operation at Myvatn.
From the Global Geothermal News archives:
- Friday, March 24, 2017 - Iceland: British Company to Supply 5 MW Modular Geothermal Wellhead Power Plant
- Friday, July 1, 2016 - Iceland: Tenders Invited to Renew 3 MW Turbines at Bjarnarflag Geothermal Station